MAL-2025-191785 Malicious code in matlab-cli (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191785 is a malicious package: matlab-cli (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191785/index.md)
- Package
- matlab-cli
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191785?
MAL-2025-191785 is a malicious package in matlab-cli, published on 9 May 2025.
Official description
Importing the module starts a reverse shell
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-matlab-cli
Reasons (based on the campaign):
impersonation
The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-191785?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.